{"product_id":"lenins-head-on-a-platter-laima-vince-9781475152951","title":"Lenin's Head on a Platter","description":"Laima Vince takes us on a harrowing through-the-looking glass tour of Lithuania in 1988 - 1989, during a time of great social and political turmoil. In diary form, she gives us her personal, unflinching account of the daily hardships that characterize this faltering society--one filled with guns, poverty, bitterness, mistrust, and sometimes, friendship. We see the full range of emotions here as people try to live normal lives against a backdrop of uncertainty. At times funny, at time poignant, this book explores the extraordinary human cost of an oppressive system of government, as well as the extraordinary human valor of those who survive it. It shows us that, underneath, all people share the same basic needs for freedom, for hope, and for love. This is a fine and important book. Reviewed by Clint McCown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laima Vince\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475152957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475152951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.85d","brand":"Laima Vince","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935521538303,"sku":"9781475152951","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c96b0dd8-3257-48f8-92b2-9077707f0aa5.jpg?v=1681420280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lenins-head-on-a-platter-laima-vince-9781475152951","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}